Admission

In Wayland classrooms, students discover knowledge through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum taught by faculty members with unending dedication. Outside of the classroom, students build character through athletic teams, extracurricular activities, and participating in a community that is both inclusive and active.

Academics

Academic integrity, a challenging curriculum, and a faculty dedicated to cultivating a passion for knowledge are integral components of a Wayland Academy education. Small classes allow teachers to interact with students as individuals, hone their strengths, and prepare them to excel in college and beyond.

Student Life

Wayland is a welcoming, safe community where students can truly be themselves. Students think of the community as their “Wayland family.” Students and faculty members come to trust and care about one another since they interact in the classroom, in the residence hall, in athletics, and in student organizations.

Athletics

Participation in interscholastic sports, regardless of the skill level or experience, is encouraged at Wayland.

Students may try a new sport, improve their existing skills, or compete for a championship at the varsity level. Our "no-cut" policy ensures that everyone interested in athletics gets his or her chance to participate and to learn the value of teamwork.

Affording Wayland

We believe that a Wayland Academy education should be accessible to students of all backgrounds and the school commits more than $3.5 million each year to assisting families in affording Wayland Academy.

The purpose of Wayland’s financial aid program is twofold: to assist families whose only barrier to a Wayland education is the cost of tuition, and to enhance the entire student body through socioeconomic, cultural and geographic diversity.

Wayland Academy offers financial aid to families from a wide range of income levels, and we encourage families to apply for financial aid if they believe they need any level of support. Families may apply using the link to the right and enter the school code 14077 when prompted.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Following the best colleges and universities, and stemming from a belief that every application should be considered, without concern for financial need, Wayland Academy does not consider a family's ability to pay in the admission process. We look for smart, driven, talented, thoughtful thinkers and doers, and work diligently as a Financial Aid Committee to make a Wayland Academy education accessible for all admitted students.

Wayland’s financial aid program is designed to support our commitment to helping families afford the cost of tuition. Financial aid is granted to families based on need, as determined by the Smart Aid and is limited by Wayland’s financial resources.

Smart Aid provides an objective and consistent method to determine a family’s ability to contribute to educational expenses. The process starts when you complete the online application, followed by submitting your tax return and W-2’s to Wayland. Wayland gathers family and financial information that it applies to a formula to estimate the resources your family may have available to pay school costs. Simply stated, the formula considers your income, what you own (your house and other investments), what you owe (your mortgage and other debts), the size of your family, and how many family members are enrolled in tuition-charging schools or colleges.

After making allowances for basic necessities, taxes, and certain other expenses, Smart Aid figures out what portion of your remaining funds is available to pay school costs. Then the service provides the results of the analysis as a recommendation of your ability to cover expenses at Wayland.

Smart Aid encourages schools to use this estimate in addition to other information they collect from your family to make their final determination about your family's contribution.

Financial aid amounts vary per a family’s ability to pay and the school’s financial resources. We typically are able to meet at least a portion of the amount needed, as determined by Smart Aid, but generally not the full amount recommended.

In most cases, Wayland can make awards throughout the school year. That said, sometimes in June or July, we may learn that students who were given financial aid are not enrolling after all, and extra dollars become available. It’s always worthwhile to ask the Admission Office, just in case!

Tuition & Fees, 2020-2021

For the 2020-2021 academic year, our comprehensive fees are as follows: Day Student tuition is $21,925. Domestic Boarding Student tuition is $50,841 and International Boarding Student tuition is $59,805.